Our mission is to promote student success through evidence-based science education. The University of Oregon Science Literacy Program (SLP) makes a real-world difference in the lives of UO students by building science literacy among undergraduate students, giving science students mentored teaching opportunities […]

Winter term we will read Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning. Lang, J. M. (2016). Small teaching: Everyday lessons from the science of learning. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. You can purchase a copy of the book or an electronic copy is available free […]

The Science Literacy Program has grown tremendously since it was founded in 2010. Last year, nearly 20% of undergraduate students participated in an SLP-affiliated course. The SLP works with faculty instructors, graduate fellows, and undergraduate scholars to improve pedagogy and science communication […]

Public support for scientists and everyday applications of science would benefit from a more scientifically literate society. As scientists, you have an opportunity–an obligation, some might argue–to contribute to the public dialogue and understanding of science. This workshop will provide you with training and communication tools to engage public audiences.

Recommended Attendees
Faculty, postdocs, and graduate students interested in acquiring or improving skills for effectively communicating science concepts and research to non-science-major students and to the public.

ObjectivesUpon completion of this workshop, you will learn how to:

– speak clearly and vividly about your work and why it matters, in terms that non-scientists can understand.

– use communication techniques, cultural competency, and science literacy concepts to reach and mobilize the community and key stakeholders on science issues related to your research, outreach, or education objectives.

– gain a better understanding of your audience and ability to adapt your material for a variety of audiences.

CWOSE (Central Western Oregon Science Expo) is the regional Intel fair that features projects from students all over western Oregon. Prepare to be astounded by the creativity of both middle school and high school students! Many participants will earn awards of various kinds and some will receive substantial scholarships to UO or OSU.

The organizers still need volunteers for the following areas:
– Set-up: Friday, March 6 Approx. 2-5 PM Gerlinger Annex (in the big gym in the basement)
– Guides: Saturday, March 7 Approx. 1-3 PM to lead visitors from Gerlinger to various science labs in the science complex.

A group of graduate students called Curiosity, here are the University of Oregon, is organizing an event for researchers (Graduate, Senior Undergraduate, Postdoctoral and Professor) from different science departments to get together and discuss their research fields, in order to build a more collaborative research community. The goal of Curiosity is to create an informal environment where people from all sciences can get to know each other and find new ways to collaborate between scientific fields.

On March 5th, CAMCOR will be hosting the first meeting from 5-6 pm! The event will run much like a ‘science speed dating’ experience — a networking activity intended to introduce researchers to each other in an informal setting. There will be free food and ample conversation!

More information about the group is available on the group’s web page, and on Facebook.

The National Center for Science Education is looking for two interns (one full-time and one part-time) for three months (June-August 2015) to help with NCSE’s launch of a new teacher engagement campaign to support and defend educators as they teach these topics, with a particular focus on climate change education. This is a unique opportunity for someone with a science background to learn about science advocacy to support one of the most important groups: science teachers.